Author Archives: Giolla

The cost of innocence

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It seems that too many people are being found innocent of offenses by the magistrates courts, so not only are these people having the cheek to not just pay fines for things they didn’t do but they’re costing the Government money by proving they didn’t do anything in the first place. This is obviously a shocking state of affairs, but worry not for it has come to my attention (via comments over at Leg Irons) that steps are proposed to address this terrible problem. The cunning plan that our glorious leaders have come up with, is that if due to … Continue reading →

Will no one think of the MP’s?

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I recently commented on how terribly ghastly being asked to pay back some money was for our beloved parliamentarians. I obviously didn’t realise just how terrible it was, but it seems to be causing some sort of mental aberration in Frank Field. Still using the defence that as he only claimed 30 to 50 % of what he was allowed to it must all have been utterly required for his parliamentary duties. He then goes on to say: “Robert Verkaik in today’s Independent goes further. He argues that Sir Thomas Legg’s decision is not akin to retrospective changes to the … Continue reading →

Expenses the whinging

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A bit late to press with this one, I blame work and other commitments so just for a change I will be linking to all sorts of other people that have already said what I’m thinking far more clearly than I will. After a quiet summer the MPs are back to find that Sir Thomas Legg has completed his report and decided that an awful lot of them should really repay a small amount of the money they’ve fraudulently taken from us over the years. Amazingly enough this suggestion has met with a wailing and gnashing of teeth and cries … Continue reading →